Pictures Of Canker Sores

Canker sores can commonly be mistaken for other types of sores and blisters that occur on, in and around the mouth. Canker sores tend to develop on the various soft tissues of the mouth, namely the insides of the cheeks and lips, under the tongue, and even back into the throat. Most canker sores tend to heal in a short amount of time, usually under two weeks, and are not contagious like cold sores. The most common mistake people make is confusing a canker sore with a cold sore. Canker sores only occur inside the mouth, while cold sores are outside of the mouth.

These are pictures of canker sores, and not other sores people commonly confuse them with.

	Canker sores are aphthous ulcers that occur in the soft tissue of the mouth. Generally, they can be painful, but they aren't a serious condition unless they last for more than a few weeks. They have a tendency to make eating and talking more difficult.
Canker sores tend to be ovular in shape and have a white or yellow coloration. While they are generally only about 1/3 of an inch in diameter, more serious sores are larger. Herpetiform canker sores are small clusters of several canker sores that can merge into one single large sore.
	Canker sores tend to take only a few weeks to heal, but larger, more serious sores can last for several months to a year. More severe sores have a tendency to develop a fever, listlessness and swollen lymph nodes. This picture of a canker sore shows the size of a more serious sore.
This picture of a canker sore cluster is called herpetiform canker sores. These have a greater tendency of developing later in life, and the small sores tend to develop into one large sore. This larger sore can last for over a month before healing.
	This is a common misconception, but this is not a canker sore. Canker sores occur only inside the soft tissue of the mouth, and never appear outside of it. Most likely, this is just a cold sore.
Even though they are uncommon, the cause of canker sores is still unclear. There are no really medical test for them besides a visual exam, which can be performed by either a doctor or a dentist. You should seek serious medical advice if your canker sores are on-going, take a longer period of time to heal or you develop them frequently.
	Canker sores can develop on the tongue, and they look much like other canker sores, though they can be more severe. Sores on the tongue can be deeper on the tongue than in other parts of the mouth due to the type of tissue they develop on.
Canker sores normally clear up on their own, but you can use mouth rinses and topical creams to help speed up the process.

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Name: Dougie Howser Date: Thursday, Apr 14 2011

The best way to get rid of canker sores is to take a coat hanger and heat it up until it's red hot, then burn the canker sore like no other. Trust me, I'm a doctor.

Name: Dougie Howser Date: Sunday, Apr 10 2011

I have one on the tip of my tongue. This is where I always get them and it hurts like heck. It feels good and bad at the same time when I bite it. Put hydrogen peroxide on a Q-Tip and rub it on your canker sore. The trick is to stop yourself from biting it when you feel that you have to.

Name: Tyler Date: Tuesday, Mar 22 2011

i had one on my uvula once. I learned that dowsing them twice a day with 90-100% alcohol, while stings terribly, somehow heals them much faster. The trick is to catch them while they are small.

Name: zach Date: Saturday, Nov 20 2010

Apparently there is a product called cankercover which is a patch to put over it and it is suppose to take the pain away for 8-12 hours and help heal it much faster. I just learned about it, but I am going to go to cvs and pick up a box cause I got a canker sour on the inside of the lower lip which is killing me. I always get them, I always have since I was little. I never understood why and I always looked into it. But gargling warm salt water helps definitely. Also dipping a Q-tip in rubbing alcohol and applying it directly to the sore works much better than hydrogen peroxide.

Name: KES Date: Wednesday, Nov 17 2010

i went camping with with my scince class and i have a canker sore now because i was bitting the inside of my lip so much:( now its like this oozing gash in my lip with hurtss so so much:(

Name: Thomas Date: Thursday, Oct 21 2010

im 21 and ive been getting these since i was 7 years old. and they NEVER get better..but let me tell you..the moment it FEELS like your getting one...gargle with salt water..and it will go away faster! Salt water pulls the moisture out of it so that there isn't anything growing in it

Name: mike Date: Saturday, Oct 09 2010

Yeah I get cankor soars from time to time and they make my thraot hert and now I have a cold.

Name: mitch Date: Sunday, Jul 18 2010

i know this sounds weird but put a Q tip in hydrogen poroxide and dab it on the sores it heals way faster!

Name: andrew Date: Wednesday, Jun 23 2010

i got one and i freaked about it i was like ahhh what if it is a deaease its really little but man it hurts kuss my lip piercing is right above it and dey rub against each other

Name: luis Date: Friday, Jun 18 2010

I cut mines out with a knife and now it doesnt hurt as much but I put cocaine on it every 4 hours and it does the trick but my mouth is getting numb. Good luck to you guys that have no cocaine to kill the pain.

Name: angie Date: Sunday, Jun 13 2010

i had one onetime on the inside of my lip and it dug a freakin hole in my lip it was so painful now i have a scarred hole where it was in my lip

Name: brenda Date: Friday, May 07 2010

I have one on the inside my lip. WORST PAIN EVER :(

Name: Joe Date: Sunday, May 02 2010

yes they suck so bad, they feel so much bigger than they are too, so just think about the people who have the really large looking ones. These things are the worst. I usually only get them after an abrasion or injury in my mouth, say, biting my cheek by accident. Anyone else have this experience? No matter what, it seems, when I have any type of cut in the mouth, it's gonna be a canker sore (or sores, like the herpitiform type).

Name: Joe Date: Tuesday, Apr 27 2010

im eleven years old and i have a canker sore and braces and it hurts when they rub against eachother

Name: stefani Date: Wednesday, Apr 14 2010

I have two of these and im tongue is healing from it being pierced yesterday, yay

Name: kristen Date: Monday, Mar 01 2010

i currently have 8 of these in my mouth & let me tell you... they suck! :(

Name: kristen Date: Thursday, Feb 25 2010

they hurt like someone is putting a knife to your mouth whenever you eat or touch it with your tongue. so very painful

Name: kristen Date: Tuesday, Feb 23 2010

EWWWWWWWWWWWW

Name: kristen Date: Tuesday, Feb 23 2010

grosss

Name: kt Date: Tuesday, Feb 23 2010

i have one of these right now :( it hurts so so so bad.

Name: kt Date: Monday, Dec 28 2009

must be very painful